In pictures: The fight for western Mosul

A member of the Iraqi forces flashes the V-sign as troops advance through Mosul's Jawasaq neighbourhood on February 27, 2017, during an offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge, a key step in efforts to defeat the jihadists in their stronghold, a spokesman said.